Late president Gamal Abdel Nasser would have celebrated his centennial birthday yesterday. The occasion was mostly remembered by outlets from developing nations with anti-colonial history, including India’s The Tribune, which describes Abdel Nasser as “a hugely charismatic and genuinely popular ruler (despite coming to power by revolution) who inspired hope and dignity in his own countrymen and the region—but was reviled and undermined by the West.” Gulf News also commemorated the occasion with a brief timeline of the most memorable moments of the late ruler’s life.